Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-05-06
MINNESO TA NEWS.
AnniYersary 81 {, odd / ]. Fellorsh, ! J,

est public appearance ever made
by the order in this state. The
leading carriages were occupied by pronli-
nent members Of the order, among them
Messrs. Orrendorf, Stevens, and Strauss,
May or Smith, Horst, Williams, Hurd,
ming, Hanauer, Hoag, Brunson and Adler.
Then came the Daughters ofRebecca. Still
water. De!ano, Hastings, North
field, Maple Plain and Mime.
apolis represented the state at
large. The beautiful features Of the march
we're the uniforms and marching of the
Patriarchs Militant. At the exposition
rink, when the members of the different
lodges were all seated and the spec
tators in, the total number present was
about 1000. There were various adj
dresses which were well rendered. The COM
plmentary ball given in the evening had
an attendance of over 1900, some 1900
tickets being represented OIL the floor. The
| observance in other towns and cities were
no less imposing and interesting.
The Enterprise Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company OF Cincinnati is preparing
to be admitted to do business in this state.
A concern styling itself ':Messrs. Thiel &
Co., bankers, Hamburg, Germany. has
been flooding the country with circulars
advertising a lottery scheme which the
German consul at Chicago pronounces a
fraud.
The wife OF G. r. Macdonald, OF the St.
Cloud land office, is lying very i'll at her
home. Her condition is so serious that DR..
Hand OF St. Paul was sent for. Mrs. Mac
donald is sister OF Marshal Campbell,
and is we'll known in St. Paul.
| An adjourned meeting of the delegates
from 9}Nnp
ed route OF the Winona & Southwestern
! road has been called for Friday, May 6,
at the court honse, Winona. 1t is expect
ed that some definite action will then be
taken in regard to the building of the new
road.
While returning to his home at Manka-
TO from a visit to neighbor, John II.
Miller fell from a ledge OF stone at the foot
OF Second street, to the ground, fifteen feet,
~.
Martin Krog of Otter Tail county was
brought before United States Commission
er Tilotson at Moorhead charged with
| cutting timber on government land. He
! testified in his own behalf, and it appears
| that he was ignorant that he was violat-
| ing the law He was bound over in $3.50,
which he failed to secure.
| Adjutant General Seeley has addressed
| letters to all the railroad companies doing
business in the state asking for inforna-
ton on rates to the state encampment OF
the National guard, and whether the one
cent rate will be kept up. One or two OF
the roads have signified their intention OF
giving that rate, but a large number have
not been heard from.
DR.. j. F. Tourtelotte and wife Of
| Winona, have departed for a six months
! trip through Europe.
The Lyndale Congregational Church Of
Minneapolis will soon commence the cree.
ton OF a handsome building to cost about
| $4,000.
| Thomas Ovington was killed by a switch
engine in the Omaha yards, at St. Paul.
At Fergus Falls, fire was discovered i'll
the rear OF w. S. Hall s residence on Broad
way, which was totally destroyed with its
entire contents. The fire communicated
to a dwelling adjoining and owned by
Lowry Bros, and occupied by Rev. S.
Mills, which was also entirely destroyed
with its contents.
In the Mead trial of St. Paul. it took a
whole week to secure jury. The trial is
now progressing.
The executors of the late Gov. C. c..
Washburn, arc engaged in final settlement
! OF the will. Mr.. Payson, SON in-law of
Gov. Washburn, and one OF the executors,
said in Minneapolis: $50 far as the bus
mess OF the Washburn mills is concerned
it will probably be conducted in the future
! the same as it has been. The only differ
ence will be that the mills will be operated
by corporation composed of the Wash
| burn heirs, instead OF under the supervis-
ion OF Gov. Washburn's executors. The
milling interest, howvver, is a compare
lively small portion ofthe estate, which
| I think was inyentoried at something like
S2.OO0,OOO. There will be no hitch in the
settlement"
Mrs. Nellie Averil Drake, wife OF DR.. c.
M Drake and daughter of Gen. John T..
| Averill, died at her residence in Knoxville,
Tenn.
Rev. S. G. Smith, OF the First Methodist
church, St. Paul, preached in the late
Henry Ward Beecher's church. in Brooklyn
on the "a OF April.
| N. D. Root retires from the assistant
superintendency of the Minnesota division
OF the Northern Pacific and goes to Mon
tana to his promotion to superintendent
OF the Montana division.
| Emerson Johnson was arrested inMinne-
apolis by United States Deputy Marshal
J. A. Campbell on bench warrant for cut.
ting timber on government land.
Egbert G. Handy, late real estate adver-
! tising agent OF the St. Paul Globe, has
brought suit to recover S SO, 600 for alleg-
ed violation OF contract.
At Minneapolis in FIVE inning game the
Detroits defeat the home nine by score
OF toll.
The St. Paul Presbytery in session at
Westminster Church, Minneapolis, dis
solved the relations existing between Rev.
| n. West, D. D., OF the First Presby terrain
Church, St. Paul, and put the church in the
| hands of q committee empowered to re-
| organize.
! The 500" road buys $500 worth OF
land in St. Paul, Tor depot grounds.
Warden Stordock OF the state prison
! at Saltwater sends pleasantly word
ed notes to two OF the state pris-
on guards. complimenting them on
| their good service, but announcing that
! they must be succeeded on May by SOL
diers OF the late war. I'll understood that
the longtime Steward Smithson is also to
! go soon.
The Page Flour Mills of Fergus Falls
! make a strong plea to the state railroad
commissioners for a continuation OF the
I transit system.
I There will he q reunion of Company c.
| Fifth Minnesota infantry, in Albert Lea
June /, 2and 3-the dates of the district
encampment. .
The body OF Mrs. Miller, q widow, fifty.
two years old, was found in Lake Winona
!, short distance above the lake bridge at
| Winona. -.> -. = -s. -
/ AtMankato, McCurdy, superintendent ol
| the Mankato gas light company, was az
phyxiated at the company works. Hede
/ seconded through small trap door into the
] basement where serious leak existed. In
! some way the trap door was closed, and
Mr.. McCurdy was missed by the other
employees for some minutes. When the
trap door was opened he was found lying
on the basement floor, face downward
with slight bruise on the forehead. The
deadly gas had done it's work, and he
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